Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and brief in support thereof (1916)

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havo come to bo known as "Motion Picture Project 7 ing Machines." This patent describes and chiinis novel means for moving a quantity of motion picture film having consideral)le bulk through a motion picture machine, with an intermittent movement, in such manner as not to expose the film to excessive strain and wear and tt^ar, and with a regular, uniform and accurate feed. III. That your petitioner has not itself made, used or sold machines embodying the invention of said patent, but has sought to derive its profit from said patent (1) by licensing the manufacture g of such machines by others on payment of a small royalty, and (2) by licensing the use of such machines by the purchasers thereof on payment of a small additional royalty while in use. IV. That pursuant to its above outlined policy petitioner, on June 12, 1912, granted to the Precision Machine Company, a corporation of New York, the right and license (page 1077, C. C. A. Pvccord) "to manufacture and sell motion picture ex 9 hibiting or projecting machines embodying one or more of the inventions described in the said United States Letters Patent Nos. * * * 707,934 * * ♦ coupled w4th the restriction that each machine put out by the licensee should be sold only (page 1080) "under the restriction and condition that such exhibiting or projecting machines shall be used